The Dutch Recidivism Monitor is a long-term research project that conducts standardised
measurements of recidivism amongst diverse groups of offenders. This
project will enable the Ministry of Security and Justice to obtain a clearer overview
as to the disposals of penal interventions and the course of criminal careers
amongst both juvenile and adult offenders. Measurements as part of the Recidivism
Monitor are carried out using the same fixed method. Consequently, the results of
the research are mutually comparable. In the case of important groups of offenders,
measurements are repeated at specific intervals, so that it is possible to depict the
development of recidivism and to examine the subsequent criminal career courses
of offenders in these groups
